Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles
- Mere Christians: Anne Beiler (Founder of Auntie Anne’s). On this episode of the Mere Christians podcast, Jordan Raynor visits with Anne Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne’s about how Christ redeemed Anne after horrific trauma and abuse, how her trauma gave her purpose and ambition for Auntie Anne’s, and how to stop overcomplicating the presence of God.
- Seven Principles about Spiritual Gifts for Our Work. Art Lindsley writes “The work of the Holy Spirit in the world has several implications for Christians and their work. Whether working in creation or regeneration, the Spirit constantly empowers us to carry out the callings God places on our lives.”
- How Can I Evangelize My Employees? Miranda Carls responds to the following question “How do I share the gospel with my employees without pressuring them because I’m the boss?
- When Work Becomes an Idol. When does work become an idol? How do you know when something has crossed the line from a good thing into the territory of a “God thing?” In this episode of The Faith & Work Podcast, enjoy an interview with Lauren Gill, writer, actress, and Director of the Global Faith & Work Initiative at Redeemer City to City, on these questions concerning matters of the heart.
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I was thinking recently about how I started my leadership journey, and on the surface, it just doesn’t make any sense. After all, I was an introvert, very shy and lacking confidence, as a comment from a junior high school teacher on a report card had pointed out years earlier. At the time, I was in college and working as a part-time minimum wage cleaner, cleaning the corporate headquarters building for the organization I would eventually spend my nearly 38-year career with. I didn’t have dreams of going into leadership. In fact, I don’t recall having any clear thoughts on what I wanted to do vocationally after I got out of college. The degree I was working on was in business administration, with a concentration in marketing. I had no idea that I would end up spending my entire career in leadership, along with serving in leadership in the church for nearly 27 years now. But God had a plan. 
One of my favorite John Maxwell quotes (though he certainly wasn’t the first to say it) is “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” I love the quote and have repeated it often to those I mentor over the years. This statement is true in many walks of life, as a friend, pastor, mentor, politician, etc. In this article, I want to look at what this means between a leader and their team members. Teams generally aren’t going to be impressed with a leader’s prior experience, results, reputation and advanced degrees until they are convinced that the leader cares about them as an individual. What are some ways that a leader shows their followers that they care about them? Here are 4 ways: 